Britney Spears is over the moon after being cleared of misdemeanor charges amid an alleged attack on her staffer. The pop icon was not handed down any charges in the case, because authorities did not find sufficient evidence against her. “Britney is relieved to put this behind her,” a source told Page Six. Earlier, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced …

Highly allergic adults can safely receive the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech, a new study suggests. Among the 8,102 patients with allergies in the Israeli study, 95% received the shots in routine settings because their risk of a severe allergic reaction to the vaccine was low, and no such reactions were reported. The remaining 429 patients, who were considered to be …

ISLAMABAD: COVID-19 has claimed 57 more lives in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally of fatalities to 26,035. According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 3,787 persons tested positive for COVID-19, lifting the overall number of infections in the country to 1,171,578. Pakistan has conducted 59,745 tests in the past 24 …

It has long been known that making eye contact with a robot can be an unsettling experience. Scientists even have a name for the queasy feeling: the “uncanny valley”. Now, thanks to researchers in Italy, we also know it’s more than just a feeling. A team at the Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia (IIT) in Genoa have shown how a robot’s …

Not many people know that WhatsApp allows personalizing chats by changing wallpaper for each of the chats specifically. Via some steps within the app settings, you can change your wallpaper for the chats all at once, or set a specific wallpaper for a specific chat. You can also choose wallpapers specific to dark or light modes, and dim your dark …

GENEVA: Two senior Olympic officials from Kuwait, one reputed to be the kingmaker of IOC elections and another who is president of swimming’s international governing body, have been targeted by the US Department of Justice for suspected racketeering and bribery related to FIFA and international football politics, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The US embassy in Kuwait made …

KARACHI: Uncertainty continued in exchange rate markets on Thursday where buyers and sellers were found asking each other about the limit of appreciation of the US dollar, which has risen by 10.5 per cent against the rupee in the last four months touching one-year high. Currency dealers, ex­­perts and analysts have many reasons for the steep fall in the local …

COLOMBO: Opener Avishka Fernando hit a sparkling century to help Sri Lanka post 300 for nine in the first One-day International against South Africa on Thursday. Fernando, who made 118, put on key partnerships including a 97-run fourth-wicket stand with Charith Asalanka, who scored 72, after the hosts elected to bat at the start of the three-match series at the …

NEW YORK: Stefanos Tsitsipas took another trademark long bathroom break then credited it for advancing to the third round of the US Open on Wednesday as a storm lashing New York forced the suspension of an indoor match. The 23-year-old Greek third seed was booed after taking more than eight minutes between the third and fourth sets but dominated after …

TOKYO: Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi, who escaped Kabul after the Taliban takeover, competed in taekwondo’s Paralympic debut in Tokyo on Thursday, as cycling queen Sarah Storey became Britain’s most successful Paral­ympian ever. In the final days before Sunday’s closing ceremony, Khudadadi, one of two Afghanistan team members evacuated from the country, fought in the Paralympics’ first-ever taekwondo match, a day …